$702 ▲ +45.9%
Lower than 59% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $481
- 2016: $571
- 2021: $702
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Other Urban · Section of State
Income in Other Urban
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay for those in Other Urban is generally lower than the national figure, though earnings have climbed steadily over the last decade. The typical household brings in $1,347 a week, which is well below the Australian average.
$1,347
▲ +47.5%
- $1,000–$1,089: 0 areas
- $1,089–$1,179: 2 areas
- $1,179–$1,268: 5 areas
- $1,268–$1,357: 3 areas
- $1,357–$1,446: 5 areas
- $1,446–$1,536: 3 areas
- $1,536–$1,625: 1 area
- $1,625–$1,714: 3 areas
- $1,714–$1,804: 3 areas
- $1,804–$1,893: 2 areas
- $1,893–$1,982: 1 area
- $1,982–$2,071: 2 areas
- $2,071–$2,161: 1 area
- $2,161–$2,250: 1 area
- $2,250–$2,339: 1 area
- $2,339–$2,429: 1 area
- $2,429–$2,518: 0 areas
- $2,518–$2,607: 1 area
- $2,607–$2,696: 0 areas
- $2,696–$2,786: 0 areas
- $2,786–$2,875: 0 areas
- $2,875–$2,964: 0 areas
- $2,964–$3,054: 0 areas
- $3,054–$3,143: 0 areas
- $3,143–$3,232: 1 area
- $3,232–$3,321: 0 areas
- $3,321–$3,411: 0 areas
- $3,411–$3,500: 1 area
All section of state areas, 2021. The marker is Other Urban — lower than 74% of areas.
| Other Urban | $1,347 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income of $1,347 is lower than most similar areas and fell well below the national figure of $1,746. Personal earnings are closer to the norm, with the typical person earning $702 a week, which is only a little below the Australian figure.
$1,347 ▲ +47.5%
Lower than 74% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $913
- 2016: $1,097
- 2021: $1,347
Median total household income per week.
$1,749 ▲ +51.4%
Lower than 64% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $1,155
- 2016: $1,382
- 2021: $1,749
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than across Australia, with only 14.2% of households earning $3,000 or more per week. While this is well below the national figure of 22.6%, the share of these top-earning households has risen by 9.3 percentage points since 2011.
8.0%
Lower than 56% of section of state areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.2%
Lower than 65% of section of state areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Other Urban splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Other Urban, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (15%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Other Urban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS11/other-urban/topic/income